Hey everyone! See that dude over there! He's gay and he's telling you he's gay! Well, I don't care that he's gay! Everyone should just shut up about being gay! Quit drawing attention to it! And ignore that gay dude over there who says he's gay! Tell your friends and family so they can ignore him too!

Hey everyone! See that dude over there! He's a hypocrite and he's telling you he's a hypocrite! Well, I don't care that he's a hypocrite! Everyone should just shut up about being a hypocrite! Quit drawing attention to it! And ignore that hypocrite dude over there who says he's a hypocrite! Tell your friends and family so they can ignore him too!

This is actually a very similar problem to the one that made Sam decide to publicly come out in the first place: the desire to be in control of his image and narrative. See, there were already people/sites making Michael Sam merchandise w/o Sam's authorization, ostensibly out of demand.

What would you do in this situation? I mean, I realize that I'm asking way too much of you guys to be empathetic for two seconds of your lives, but really - what would you do if someone else was making money off of your name without your authorization? That capital rightly belongs to you, so shouldn't you go get it?

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What would you do in this situation? I mean, I realize that I'm asking way too much of you guys to be empathetic for two seconds of your lives, but really - what would you do if someone else was making money off of your name without your authorization? That capital rightly belongs to you, so shouldn't you go get it?

This is actually a very similar problem to the one that made Sam decide to publicly come out in the first place: the desire to be in control of his image and narrative. See, there were already people/sites making Michael Sam merchandise w/o Sam's authorization, ostensibly out of demand.

What would you do in this situation? I mean, I realize that I'm asking way too much of you guys to be empathetic for two seconds of your lives, but really - what would you do if someone else was making money off of your name without your authorization? That capital rightly belongs to you, so shouldn't you go get it?

What do you mean?

They don't care. They keep telling you they don't care. They express their outrage in every thread to signify their lack of cares. You're just not paying attention. Jeez.

Hey everyone! See that dude over there! He's a hypocrite and he's telling you he's a hypocrite! Well, I don't care that he's a hypocrite! Everyone should just shut up about being a hypocrite! Quit drawing attention to it! And ignore that hypocrite dude over there who says he's a hypocrite! Tell your friends and family so they can ignore him too!

I see your point about Sam's comments when he came out to the media, but people like Prison Bitch can't claim to be wholly objective about how gay people should just keep their sexuality to themselves while they throw a hissy fit and start threads whenever the discussion is taking place.

In this case, it wasn't even a media report. It was the merchandise section of Sam's own personal website (which ALL athletes have). That's what Prison Bitch reported.

If Prison Bitch wants gay people to shut up about their sexuality, then doesn't it make sense for Prison Bitch to also shut up about gay people?